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January/February 2006
Library to Host Noted Author this Spring
Closings & Openings
Best-selling author Chris Bohjalian will come to the Wilmette Library
The library will be closed on this spring to inaugurate One Book, Everybody Reads, a community-
Saturday, December 31 and wide reading program featuring his 2004 novel Before You Know Kindness.
Sunday, January 1. Mark your calendar for May 4 and 5 for Bohjalian’s book discussions.
The library will be open on
Visit www.chrisbohjalian.com to
Monday, January 2.
Wilmette’s Steve Justman learn more about this author,
The library will be open on whose work has been translated
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, to Play Folk and Country
into 18 languages and published
Monday, January 16. in 21 countries.
The library will also be open
on President’s Day, Monday,
February 20.
Library to Close February 3
The library will be closed on
Wilmette resident Steve Justman A Book for Younger Readers
Friday, February 3 for a staff
opens the library’s 2006 music Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs,
training day.
season on Sunday, January 8 with a book for readers in grades 5-8,
a 2:00 concert of classic American will also be featured as part of One
folk and country music played on Book, Everybody Reads. Program
guitar and banjo. He prefaces his details for both books will be an-
In This Issue singing with background about the nounced in the March-April issue
music and the artists who made the of Off the Shelf.
Community Partners Events 2
songs famous. You may even find Multiple copies of these books are
Adult Program Calendar 3 yourself singing along. Justman available at the library; copies may
January Art Exhibit 3 appears at coffee houses and cafes be reserved at www.wilmettelibrary.
Safe Computing 3 in and around Chicago. His perfor- info. Bohjalian’s book is available in
mance is geared for all ages. large print and on cassette and CD.
High School Study Break 3
Love’s Labours Lost 3 “These are wonderful stories dealing
with contemporary issues. I’m look-
Help with Papers... 3 Listening Post
ing forward to lively discussions
“And the Winner Is...” 3 Officials of the Village of Wil- among our readers,” says library
mette and the Wilmette Public director Ellen Clark.
Youth Services 4-5
Library will be stationed in the
Armchair Travels 6 library lobby to hear your com- Friends Fund One Book Events
Talking about Books 6 ments regarding any aspects of Thanks to Friends of the Wilmette
village or library services on the Public Library for their generous
Current Events 6
first Saturday of the month, support of this initiative. This year
Alzheimer’s Support Group 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the
January 7 and February 4,
Internet Classes 7 from 10:00-noon. founding of Friends.
Computer Classes 7
Library Hosts Programs with Community Partners
Lyric Opera Lectures
Members of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corps and the Wilmette Chapter of
the Lyric Opera of Chicago present discussions and recorded selections on
Tuesdays at 10:00 in the Auditorium. The opera for January 3 is Rigoletto;
the February 7 presentation is Der Rosenkavalier.
Garden Club Looks Underwater
On Friday, January 6 at 12:30, the Wilmette Garden Club and the library
co-sponsor a video visit to an underwater garden off Sulawesi Island in
Indonesia. Join Nancy Boucha, a professional underwater photographer and
owner of Scuba Systems in Skokie, for her show of plant and animal life.
League Learns Why ‘The World Is Flat’
The library and the Wilmette League of Women Voters invite you to a talk about
The World Is Flat, the best-seller by the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize
winner Thomas L. Friedman, on Tuesday, January 10 at 7:00. Reference librarian
Brian Myers leads the discussion.
North Shore Senior Center Reviews Drug Benefit
Seniors are invited to come to the library with adult children or family members
to learn about the Medicare drug benefit. On Saturday, January 14, from 10:00-
12:00, social worker Jean Cleland will help to clarify some of the confusion associ-
ated with this new benefit. Cleland is the Director of Community Education for
the North Shore Senior Center.
Arts Guild Presents Two Sunday Programs
On Sunday, January 22 at 4:00, Marge Graham and Jutta Pedding-
haus from the Wilmette Arts Guild will facilitate a book and film
seminar based on Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. The
afternoon features a discussion of the novel followed by a screening
of the film.
On Sunday, February 12, also at 4:00, Marge Graham presents a
slide lecture on Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keefe, two of the most
influential and renowned women artsts of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Both programs are free and include refreshments.
Library and Chamber Co-Sponsor Women’s Networking
The Wilmette Chamber’s Women in Business Networking Group convenes at the
library at noon on Friday, January 13. Enjoy the company of dynamic business
owners and representatives from Wilmette businesses. The group meets monthly
to network and share information, expertise and leads. Everyone who wishes to
may bring a brown bag lunch.
At the January meeting, join Sharan Tash, owner and president of The Profes-
sional Networker, for an interactive session to hone your networking skills. You’ll
come away with your personal ‘rules of the road’ for networking techniques and
etiquette. On Friday, February 3 the group convenes at the Wilmette Arts Guild
studio, 1131 Central Avenue, for a creativity workshop.
Each person who attends will have a chance to give a 30-second ‘info-mercial’
about her business. You need not be a Chamber member or a Wilmette resident
to attend. The network meeting returns to the library on March 3.
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Photographer Exhibits “Lith-Prints” Best Practices for Safe Computing Adult Program Calendar
Evanston fine If you have a new computer or are SPECIAL EVENTS
art photographer trying to keep an old one up to date, Lyric Opera Lectures 1/3, 2/7 p.2
Suzanne Metzel, Wilmette resident Jim Ditkowsky, Garden Club/Underwater, 1/6 p.2
a winner of the of the mobile computer services January Art Exhibit 1/6-27, p.3
2005 Friends of the firm Friendly Computers, comes to Folk & Country Music 1/8, p.1
Library Juried Art the library at 7:30 on Wednesday, The World is Flat 1/10, p.2
Show, will exhibit her work in the January 11 to review what you need Safe Computing 1/11 p.3
Auditorium from January 6-27. to know to protect yourself online. Women’s Networking 1/13 p.2
Lith-prints are made by over expos- Learn about firewalls, virus protec- Medicare Drug Benefit 1/14 p.2
ing black and white images. tion, spyware and more. High School Study Break 1/16 p.3
The Girl...Pearl Earring 1/22 p.2
Just for High School Teens Love’s Labours Lost 2/11 p.3
Pizza Night during Finals Help with Papers and Projects M. Cassatt, G. O’Keefe 2/12 p.2
High school students—take a study Homework help is at your fingertips Help with Papers... 2/13 p.3
break in the Auditorium with free when you know the ins and outs of “And the Winner Is...” 2/26 p.3
pizza and sodas from 7:00-8:00 on the library’s web pages and online RECURRING PROGRAMS
Monday, January 16. The library databases. Drop in between 6:00 Alzheimer’s Support Group
has great study areas with individual and 8:00 on Monday, February 13. 1/30, 2/27 p.6
carrels, small group study tables A librarian will walk you through Armchair Travels
plus an absolutely quiet study room. the maze of Internet resources, most Every Thursday p.6
The building is wireless, too. of which are available from home. Current Events
1/2, 1/16, 2/6, 2/20 p.6
Computer Classes
A Valentine Treat…Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Lost All Computer Classes are on p.7
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago, or TSP, now in its fourth year as the Computer Basics 1/10, 2/7
library’s ‘resident’ theater company, presents Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Introduction to Excel 1/12, 2/9
Lost on Saturday, February 11 at 2:00, preceded by a prologue at 1:45. Introduction to Word 1/24, 1/26
Ferdinand, King of Navarre and three of his friends vow to Introduction to Publisher 2/21
give up women and devote themselves to learning. But the Excel II: Basic Formulas 2/23
unexpected entrance of four high-spirited ladies throws the Internet Classes
plan into a romantic upheaval. Will love’s labors be lost or All Internet Classes are on p.7
won? Director Jeff Christian will have the answer just in Basics...Web Pages 1/14, 2/4
time for Valentine’s Day. Introduction...Searching 1/17
Gail Rastorfer The Shakespeare Project is made up of Actor’s Equity mem- Genealogy Databases 1/21
plays Rosaline.
bers who perform theatrical readings of great playwrights’ Overview...Library Databases 1/28
plays. Thanks to Friends of the Library for their ongoing Advanced...Searching 1/31
support of TSP’s productions at the library. NEW...Savvy Consumer 2/7
Introduction...E-mail 2/11
Business...Databases 2/18
“And the winner is...” with Film Critic Bruce Ingram Advanced...E-mail 2/21
On Sunday, February 26, Bruce Ingram, the well-known Pioneer Press Internet Practice 2/25
film critic, comes to the library at 1:30 with the latest buzz about the Reading Groups
upcoming Oscars. He’ll show film clips, discuss the nominees—including 1st Monday 1/2, 2/6 p.6
some that were overlooked—and predict winners. Everyone will have a 4th Monday 1/23, 2/27 p.6
chance to fill out a ballot with their own predictions. Winners will receive Off-Site for Seniors
free video/DVD rental coupons from the library. Meskill Center 1/6, 2/3 p.6
This is a chance for all film buffs to talk “shop” with an expert, and then Mather Place 1/13, 2/10 p.6
see how close your predictions match when the Academy Awards are tele- ‘Tantalizing Tales’
cast one week later. Meskill Center 1/12, 2/9 p.6
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Youth Services
Special Events in the Auditorium
Children’s Art Show Euro-Roots World Music
On Saturday, January 21, enjoy Jutta
Bring an original piece of artwork to the Youth and the Hi-Dukes. Their tunes—both
Reference Desk between February 6 and Feb- instrumental and vocal—range from
ruary 20. Work must be no smaller than 8 x eastern European klezmer to Scan-
11 inches, and no larger than 24 x 36 inches. It dinavian songs and Balkan Gypsy dances. They play familiar
must be mounted on posterboard or mat board instuments such as violin, mandolin and guitar, and some
or any material through which a hole for hang- unfamiliar ones, such as Bulgarian flute, ocarina and baglama.
ing can be made. The show is open to children The duo plays from 2:00-2:45, and everyone who wants to is
in preschool through 8th grade. One piece of encouraged to dance along.
art per participant, please.
All works will be displayed in the Auditorium An Evening with Author Debbie Miller
in March. A reception for artists and their fam- Debbie Miller “...is a natural storyteller
ilies will take place Sunday, March 5 between and expertly interweaves facts into her
2:00 and 3:30. This annual show is sponsored narrative,” claims School Library Journal.
by the Friends of the Wilmette Library. Meet this prolific author of highly-
regarded nature books for children on
Monday, February 6 when she comes
to the Auditorium to show slides and
talk about her work from 7:30-8:15.
Movies for School Holidays Debbie Miller has lived in Alaska for 28 years and is a
These movies will be shown on the big screen in former teacher. Her books are generally for children 7
the Auditorium on the school holidays for Martin and up. Learn more at www.debbiemilleralaska.com.
Luther King Jr. Day and President’s Day. Refresh-
ments will be served. If you’d like to stretch out on
the floor, bring a pillow or sleeping bag. Robin’s Dog Stars
Robin Bengtson brings Starlight, a golden
Salon.com calls March of the retriever, and Slater, a black labrador, to the
Penguins a “…luminous, mov- library on Saturday, February 25 from 2:00-
ing documentary.” See it on 3:00. Watch Starlight jump through hoops,
Monday, January 16 at 2:00. climb a ladder and even “fetch” a Kleenex,
The film is rated G and runs 80 while Slater shows how dogs can help people.
minutes. Learn more at www.robinsdogstars.com.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
will be shown on Monday,
Kids Invited to Show Their Collections
February 20 at 2:00. Robert
Ebert described this film ver- Do you have a collection you’d like to display in the library’s
sion of the popular book as Youth Department for a month? Please come to the Youth
“sweet and sometimes surpris- Reference Desk to tell us about it. You may also call 847-
ingly touching.” It runs 119 256-6945 or visit Kids’ Pages at www.wilmettelibrary.info
minutes and is rated PG. and fill out an online form.
Share the enjoyment of your best “stuff” with your friends
and neighbors. Your collection will be kept safe in a locked
case.
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Activities in the Youth Program Room
First Fridays Club Make & Take Crafts
Those in grades 3 and older are in- Kids who are 4 and older may drop
vited for crafts, activities and snacks in any time between 3:00 and 5:30
on two Fridays, January 6 and to work on a simple craft project
February 10 from 4:15–5:00. on Friday, February 17. Materials
Note: the February 10 date is the and instructions will be supplied.
second Friday.
Registration Opens for Sunday Afternoon Chess Storytimes
Chess players in 1st through 8th grade may register to
play chess on Sunday afternoons from 4:00-5:15, from All storytimes take place in the
January 22 until February 12. Pick up a registration second floor Youth Program Room.
form with all the details at the Youth Reference Desk, or Programs are free; registration is
find it online at www.wilmettelibrary.info; click on Kids’ not required.
Pages. Bring chess boards, chess pieces and clocks. This Bedtime for Bears
activity is co-sponsored by the Wilmette Library and Stories and more for one- and
local parent volunteers. two-year olds take place on two
Tuesdays, January 3 and Feb-
ruary 7 from 7:00-7:30. Wear
Parents’ Book Discussion: Best Friends, Worst Enemies— your pajamas and bring a favor-
Understanding the Social Lives of Children ite teddy bear or stuffed animal.
This book by authors Michael Thompson and Catherine O’Neill Grace Valentine Stories
examines questions that have long troubled parents. Why are children Nili Yelin, the Storybook Mom,
so mean to each other? Why is it so important to them to be popular? leads a half-hour story and craft
How can they be so loyal to their friends one moment and so treacher- program for ages 3 and older on
ous the next? Saturday, February 11 at 11:00.
Come to the Youth Program Room on Sunday, February 5, from 3:00- Yellin, a Wilmette resident, is a
4:00, for the parents’ book discussion group about this sensitive and Northwestern University Theatre
practical guide to raising children. Lyn Persson, Head of Youth Ser- School graduate; she performs
vices, will facilitate. Sign up by calling 847-256-6945. frequently at area bookstores and
libraries.
Grandma Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip
Reminder to Parents and Caregivers On Saturday, February 25 at
11:00, hear Evanston author
Children under the age of seven must be under direct adult super-
Denia Hester read from her
vision, within sight of the adult, at all times.
new picture book, Grandma
Everyone is requested to use quiet “indoor” voices and to walk Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip. This is
rather than run. an African-American version
Please help children in your care to pick up toys and puzzles after of Aleksesy Tolstoy’s Russian
they’re finished with them. tale The Turnip. School Library
Please try to keep them from pulling books off the shelves. Journal calls her book, “…well
Eating is permitted only in the snack area designated for use by written, charmingly illustrated,
all Library patrons on the second floor near the Youth Program and with a new ethnic twist….”
Room. Children ages 3 and older are
The purpose of these rules is to keep the Library a clean, safe place to invited to hear Denia Hester
enjoy books and play quietly. Thank you for your cooperation. read her story aloud and to work
on a related craft project.
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Recurring Programs Recurring Programs
Talking about Books
First Monday for Great Books
Armchair Travels
First Monday Readers, also known as the Thursdays at 1:00 in the Auditorium
Mary Adair, volunteer coordinator
Great Books group, will meet Monday,
January 2 and Monday, February 6. Wil- JANUARY
mette resident Arthur Arfa leads the discus- 5 Kenyan Safari George Collins
sion at 7:15 in the Small Meeting Room. 12 Kamchatka Islands, Russia Dieter Klagge
A flyer with the readings is available in the 19 Himalayan Fantasy Bill Bridgman
lobby, or click on Adult Programs at www. 26 France Larry Stern
wilmettelibrary.info. FEBRUARY
Fourth Monday Readers 2 Oregon Cynthia Holmberg
Everyone is welcome to attend Fourth Mon- 9 Hiking & Biking in the Rockies Lyn Persson
day Readers, a book discussion group that 16 Papua, New Guinea Sister Marie Burke
meets in the Fiction Room from 7:00-8:30. 23 Switzerland Myrla Brnad
The selection for January 23, The Dew
Breaker by Edwidge Danticat, is a story of Overflow parking is available at St. John’s Church on
Haitian immigrants, a young sculptress and the south side of Wilmette Avenue across the street
her father, a former “dew breaker,” or torturer, from the library.
in service to the dictator “Baby Doc.” This is a In case of severe weather, please call the library, 847-
haunting, complex portrait with unanswered 256-5025, to determine if a program will be held.
questions about forgiveness and redemption.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth is the
selection for February 27. What if Charles A.
Lindbergh, allegedly a Nazi sympathizer, de-
Current Events Roundtable
feated FDR for the presidency in 1940? Roth Have your second cup of coffee at the library while sharing
brilliantly explores the effects of a govern- your views on the issues of the day. Sessions take place on
ment of isolationism and intolerance on one Monday mornings, January 2, January 16, February 6 and
frightened family—modeled on the author’s February 20 from 10:00-11:30.
own—and the entire nation. Newcomers are welcome to join in this lively group that cov-
ers all points on the political spectrum. Jerry Ripp sets the
Off-Site Programs for Seniors
agenda based on the leading national, international and local
Book reviews and selected readings from
news stories of the day. Everyone who wishes to share in the
books of current interest are presented by
commentary has a chance to do so. Ripp, who has been the
Wilmette librarians at the Meskill Center,
group’s moderator for nine years, always ends the sessions
located at the Community Recreation Center.
with a bit of humor.
and at Mather Place on Old Glenview Road.
Programs begin at 10:30 and last for an hour.
Meskill Center programs take place Fridays,
January 6 and February 3. Programs at
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Mather Place are Fridays, January 13 and Families who have a loved-one with Alzheimer’s disease are
February 10. invited to come to support group meetings on the last Mon-
day of the month, January 30 and February 27, at 6:30 in
‘Tantalizing Tales’ at Meskill Center
the Small Meeting Room. Stephanie Markiewicz facilitates
Seniors are also invited to the Meskill Center
the group; she holds a masters degree in gerentology and
to hear a short story read aloud and to join
is the admissions director at Manor Care on Poplar Street.
in the discussion on the second Thursday of
Newcomers are always welcome.
the month, January 12 and February 9, from
10:00-11:00. Refreshments will be served.
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Internet Classes
Librarians teach these six-person classes that run from 9:15-10:45 in the
Small Meeting Room on the lower level. Registration is required. Beginning
Wednesday, January 4, you may register in person at the Reference Desk or
by calling 847-256-6935. Because of patron demand, patrons may sign up
for only two classes.
Internet Basics: Using the
Wilmette Library Web Pages Computer Classes
Saturday, January 14
Saturday, February 4 In-Person Registration Begins Wednesday, January 4
Classes are offered to Wilmette Public Library cardholders and
Introduction: Internet Searching Kenilworth residents with Winnetka Public Library cards.
Tuesday, January 17 In-person registration begins at 9:00 on Wednesday, January 4 at the
Genealogy Databases Technology Support Desk. No advance registration accepted. Registra-
Saturday, January 21 tion must be in person on the January 4; patrons are limited to register-
Overview of Library Databases ing for one class on that day.
Saturday, January 28 Beginning on Thursday, January 5, telephone registration will be ac-
Advanced: Internet Searching cepted at 847-853-6566; patrons may then sign up for more than one
Prerequisite: Introduction to Internet class. Classes last one hour and take place in the Small Meeting Room.
Searching Computer Basics
Tuesday, January 31 If you’re just starting with computers, this class is for you. Learn to
NEW: Internet Sites for the Savvy use the mouse to point, click and drag.
Consumer Tuesday, January 10, 11:15 OR
Tour Internet sites that feature Tuesday, February 7, 11:15
product reviews, travel deals, health Introduction to Excel
information and more. Learn to create a simple spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. Mouse skills
Tuesday, February 7 and familiarity with word processing required.
Introduction: Free Internet E-mail Thursday, January 12, 7:00 OR
(Yahoo!) Thursday, February 9, 7:00
Saturday, February 11 Introduction to Word
Learn to create, open and modify a document and to create an envelope.
Business and Personal Invest-
Mouse skills required.
ment Databases
Tuesday, January 24, 11:15 OR
Saturday, February 18
Thursday, January 26, 7:00
Advanced Free Internet E-mail
Introduction to Publisher
(Yahoo!)
Learn to create flyers. Mouse skills and working knowledge of word
Prerequisite: Introduction to Free
processing required.
Internet E-mail and a Yahoo mail
Tuesday, February 21, 11:15
account
Tuesday, February 21 Excel II: Applying Basic Formulas
Internet Practice Introduction to Excel required.
Saturday, February 25 Thursday, February 23, 7:00
Online Catalog Help
Call Readers’ Assistance, 847-256-6930, to make an appointment with
a librarian for help learning to use the online catalog.
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Books Packed and Shipped to Katrina Libraries
Friends of the Library volunteers recently packed dozens of boxes of gently-
used books for shipment to flood-devastated libraries in Jefferson Parish,
west of New Orleans. As of mid-December, some
75 boxes were on their way to help restock 14 of
the parish’s libraries that suffered major damage.
The shipment consisted of materials donated to
Friends or withdrawn from the library’s collection.
The Wilmette Library staff contributed additional
Wilmette Public Library Friends of the Library volun- items. Most of the materials were sent by train
1242 Wilmette Avenue teers Homeira Moayed and
Fred Schwartz pack books.
packed in a used bookmobile donated by the
Wilmette IL 60091 Waukegan Public Library.
847-256-5025
“We tried to save the books but our
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efforts were in vain,” writes Lon
www.wilmettelibrary.info
Dickerson, the director of Jefferson
Board of Trustees Parish libraries.
David J. Oser, President Friends of the Wilmette Library
Cinda Axley, Vice President funded all of the shipping costs.
Kathleen M. O’Laughlin, Treasurer Other area libraries also are sending
Leonard A. Nelson, Secretary materials or donating from the pro- This book was photographed by Jane Alt in
Bruce H. Ente ceeds of book sales. Cash donations New Orleans last October. She was a 1999
Douglas J. Rathe may be sent to Friends of Jefferson winner of the Friend’s Juried Art Show.
Ronald C. Rodgers Visit www.janefultonalt.com to see more
Parish Public Library, P.O. Box of her New Orleans photos.
Ellen B. Clark, Director 9391, Metairie LA 70055.
Bonnie S. Forkosh, Editor
Regular Library Hours
Tax Help Begins February 10
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Maurice Lyons, a volunteer trained by the IRS, will be at the library
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Fridays, beginning February 10 and continuing through April 14,
Sunday 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. to assist middle- and low-income people over 60 to prepare their 2005
Closings & Openings state and federal tax returns. Call the Community Services office at
The library will be closed Saturday, 847-256-6912 to reserve your time at 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00.
December 31 and Sunday, January
1. The library will be open Monday,
January 2.
The library will be open on Mar- Wilmette Public Library
Non-profit Org.
tin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, 1242 Wilmette Avenue U.S. Postage
January 16. The library will also be Wilmette IL 60091 PAID
open on President’s Day, Monday, Wilmette IL 60091
Permit No. 51
February 20.
The library will be closed on Friday,
February 3 for staff training.
Books Down Under POSTAL PATRON
Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00
7:00 - 8:45
Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00
Thursday 9:00 - 5:00
7:00 - 8:45
Saturday 9:00 - 4:45
Sunday 1:30 - 4:30
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